Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-01
OUR HANERSACK.
Notes From Camp and Post Throughout
Vermont.

INV. 81. II Idllh ItuOtUtS vi DtTEb mas
been engaged by Brooks Post to deliver
the Memorial Day address at Montpelier
and DR.. G. f. Branch OF Coventry, will
deliver the Memorial Day address for
Quimby Post of Barton, Subject Yes
terday and To-day" Hon John w. Stew
art. of Middlebury will deliver the Memo
rial Day address at Fair Haven Com
rade f. w. McGettrick of st. Adams at
Huntington and T. =. Frost of Montpe-
lier at Barre.
The G. A. r. boys held campfire at
Bloomington Centre, March Is. An es.
say by Capt. Foster of 1rasburg and an
address by A. D. Matthews of Barton
Landing. were the principal features of
the evenings entertainment.
The Roberts Post of Rutland has elect
ed Capt. William Cronan senior vice COM
mander, to fill the vacancy caused by the
removal from town of the former ncum-
bent, Mr.. o. p. Murdoch.
Gen. William w. Henry of Burlington,
has in preparation a paper on the Battle
of the Monocacy, which is to be read at
some future campfire of Stannard Post of
this city,
The Grand Army Post of Morrisville,
has recently purchased and hung upon
the walls of the lodge room fine steel
engraving of the battle of Gettysburg.
The picture is 80 by As with five inch
frame.
The ladies of the Relief Corps of Bel
lows Falls gave Il necktie and apron sup
per at Grand Army hall, Saturday eve
ming, March 26.
The ladies of the w. r. c. of Wood
stock gave an apron and necktie party
at Blackmer's hall on Monday evening,
the 2lst.
The Grand Army post and Relief Corps
of Tunbridge presented the drama, Beau
ty and the Beast" Tuesday evening the
22d.
The recent lecture of DR.. Branch of Cow
entry at Barton Landing campfire is
pronounced a great success The net re-
ceipts were Sl3 and five new members
were mustered in.
Post Chamberlain at St Johnsbury has
passed resolutions on the death of Col A.
b. Jewett, one of which says: 1--WE
mourn his loss from the fact that he was a
genial, liberal comrade and one of the
most brave of Vermont's soldiers"
The w. K. c. of Brattleboro held a sup.
per and sociable at the Grand Army hall
Tuesday evening the 22d.
Charles n. Thomas, the lecturer at the
Gettysburg cycloramu at Boston, deliver.
ed his lecture, Here and There in the
Civil War;" before the Hartford post,
March 81 and D.
The "Footlight Club" are in active pre-
paraIiou and rrtrHr al with the great mil
ltlrV drama, "Rostdale," to he given
next month for the benefit of the relief
fund OF Charles j. Ormsby post at G.. y.
r, at 3 audon.
The members IT Chamberlain Relief
corps at ST. Johl sbury gave I. masquerade
party at q. a. r. hall Friday evening
Simon DUfnr, soldier in company b,
First VI cavalry, gave lecture at Enos-
burgh Falls, ThNrsday evening, his sub
ject being Life in Rebel Prisons" He,
having been prisoner for nearly year,
knows full well how to portray the hor-
rors of prison life. He intends to lecture
in the different villages throughout the
State.
The Relief Corps of Tunbridge SURPRISED
tie G. A. X. boys with gift of some
new furniture for their hall Saturday
evening.
Sheridan w. r. c. had an entertain
ment in q. A. r. hall at Weston ON
March -.
The following Vermont pensioners have
already been announced, but the amounts,
etc, are here given: George A. Flanders,
East Hardwick, ~ a month and S3S ar
rears Eli Holden, Barre, an increase and
additional pension from $4.25 to S12.15 a
month and $50 arrears; Jarvis c. Harris,
Waitstield, an additional pension from -
to SIP month and about $1,000 arrears ::
Cutler ID. Sanborn, West Randolph, SIP a
month and $40 arrears Lorenzo h. Kent
Northtield, an increase from 81 to IS a
month.
O. p. knight of North Hero, who served
in the LIST Vermont Cavalry during the
rebellion, has been granted pension OF
- month and 5000 arrears, and Joel
L. Ha2en of the same town, who served in
Co. II, Sth Vermont Volunteers, has re-
ceved like amount.
r. S. Peck camp Sons of Veterans have
voted to disband, in view of the fact that
the interest of members is not large
enough to keep up the meetings. The flag
and some other property will be rendered
the Il. A. h. post.
The First Regiment band announces its
annual concert, with number of special
attractions at the Brattleboro town hail
April 2lst.
The Woman's Relief Corps of Bellows
Falls were surprised at their last meeting
by the presentation of bible by some of
the ladies, the presentation being made by
the senior vice president Mrs. Helen ;.
Eddy.
Carrick Brothers of St. Johnsbury, the
contractors Ter the granite work of the
soldiers monument at Brattleboro are
making ready to push forward rapidly the
work OF cutting the bases and dies com
pleting the work of construction. The
cut work which has been done at s..
bOullSDul iuii WV NlubCl bttS al ~ GU
A popular subscription has raised about
$3.50 for the LIST regiment band of Brattle-
DOrO.
Tue q. A. r. post of Bennington has
received "A letter from the Rev George g.
Jones, member asking for a transfer
card TO enable him to assist in iusutuung
Il post in Florida, where he IL passing the
winter MIR. Jones has a pleasant home
in Brighton district, Boston, but has for
several winters recided in Florida duuuL
the cold weather.
The ". K c. Of Bennington held d
"crazy party" Friday evening.
TAe post boys OF Montgomery Centre
played Hale Haz1aId' 10 a tull house
last Thursday evening and they have been
invited to present the same at tchiord,
which they will do at some future time.
Post Chamberlin Of st. Johusbury pro-
poses to have an old folks promenade
concert and dance at the opera house
there about the middle of April
The c. A. Il. post at Island Pond will
give an entertainment in It week or so.
a bin introduced in Congress by Rep
resentati We Jameson OF New York, pro
vided for an appropriation of $1,000 for
a rAnuir and pr4.nrNutlnn nf niH Ep1t